Open the scene for the lesson

In this lesson, you render a scene we’ve created for your use.

1. Make sure you’ve done the steps in Preparing for the lessons.
2. Open the scene file named apple.mb.

   This file can be found in the GettingStarted2014LessonData\Rendering directory that you set as your Maya project:

   

   The scene contains an apple sitting on a plane, with another plane as the background. A camera in the scene is animated to revolve around the apple at varying distances. (As an alternative to using the scene apple.mb, you can create a similar scene with your own objects.)

3. Select Renderer > Viewport 2.0 from the panel menus.

   You will view the scene view through the Viewport 2.0 renderer.

   ImportantIn order to use Viewport 2.0, you must use a graphics card that is Viewport 2.0 compliant. For a list of certified hardware, please see http://www.autodesk.com/hardware.
4. Select Window > Settings/Preferences > Preferences.
5. Click the Time Slider category and make sure the Playback speed option is set to Real-time (24 fps) so your animation will playback at the default rate of 24 frames per second.
6. Close the Preferences window.

   You won’t use the animated camera until later in the lesson. In the next steps, you color the apple and the planes by creating shading materials.

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